Constantine exhibition drill training bayonet

ABSTRACT

The Constantine Exhibition Drill Training Bayonet is a soft steel, smooth rounded edge bayonet that would be welded directly to a drill rifle component. It would be used primary for rifle exhibition drill team practices, providing added safety and durability unlike standard bayonets.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This application relates to bayonets fixed to weapons used for militaryexhibition drill and ceremonies with dramatically improved durabilityand safety during practices and training for said exhibition drill andceremonies.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

For years the service exhibition drill teams and other professionaldrill teams have performed and practiced with the standard service issuebayonet for the M1903 and M1 Garand rifles. Because they were createdfor a much different purpose, these bayonets are brittle and sharp whichinvariably causes unnecessary hardship and injury during the difficultlearning process of training. Because of their brittle nature, thesebayonets break easily when dropped, and though they have been ‘dulled’,their edges are still narrow and somewhat pointed which causes excessiveinjury; it may be a bit ironic, but for this application, this is notthe intent of these bayonets. I created the training bayonet towithstand the daily abuse of exhibition drill training while maintaininga much higher level of safety.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Because of the malleability of the soft steel used, the training bayonetwill readily bend and not break when dropped. This occurs often duringthe learning phase of a rifle exhibitionist.

Because all the edges are relatively thick, smooth and rounded, thechances of injury are greatly reduced.

Because of the simplicity of no moving parts, durability is greatlyincreased; the bayonet is welded directly to a rifle component so itcannot be readily removed, greatly reducing the chance of inadvertentdetachment.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of the training bayonet.

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the training bayonet of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the training bayonet of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the training bayonet of FIG. 1 mountedto a ceremonial drill or practice rifle.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Area A is the welding point to permanently fix the bayonet to the rifle.

The blade and hilt are a single, solid piece of soft steel C with arounded smooth tip and edges, B and D.

1. A bayonet that is made out of soft, non brittle, metal or othermalleable material, that is connected to the rifle at the discharge endof a rifle barrel.
 2. All edges, including the ‘blade’ portion of thedevice claimed in claim 1, are smooth edged and rounded.
 3. There are nosharp edges.
 4. No moving or adjustable parts.
 5. Hilt is weldeddirectly to a weapon component.